List of Governors of Trinidad
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Spanish Governors
- Diego ColónDiego ColónDiego Columbus was the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indies and 3rd Governor of the Indies. He was the firstborn son of Christopher Columbus and wife Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, and was born in 1479/1480 in Porto Santo, Portugal or 1474 in Lisbon, Portugal. He died February...
- 1506 - 1526 - Rodrigo de Bastides - 1521
- Don Antonio Sedeño - July 12 1530 - 1538
- Don Juan Ponce de LeónJuan Ponce de LeónJuan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named...
1571 - 1591 - Antonio de Berrío 1580 - 1597
- Fernando de Berrío 1597 - 1612
- Don Diego Palomeque de Acuña 1615 - 1618
- Fernando de Berrío 1619 - 1622
- Don Luis de Monsalves 1624 - 1631
- Cristóval de Aranda 1631 - 1636
- Diego López de Escobar 1636 - 1641
- Don Martín de Mendoza y Berrío 1642 - 1657
- Juan de Viedma 1657 - 1664
- José de Aspe y Zuñiga 1665 - 1668
- Diego Ximenes de Aldana 1670 - 1677
- Tiburcio de Aspe y Zúñiga 1678 - 1682
- Diego Suárez Ponce de León 1682 - 1688
- Sebastian de Roseta 1688 - 1690
- Francisco de Ménez 1692 - 1698
- José de León Echales 1699 - 1700
- Francisco Ruíz de Aguirre 1700 - 1705
- Felipe de Artineda 1705 - 1711
- Cristóval Félix de Guzman 1700 - 1705
- Pedro de Varza 1700 - 1705
- Martín Pérez de Anda y Salazar 1700 - 1705
- Don Agustín de Arredonda 1726 - 1731
- Bartholomé de Aldunate y Rada 1731 - 1732
- Estevan Simón de Linán y Vera 1734 - 1746
- Juan José Salcedo 1746 - 1752
- Francisco Nanclares 1752 - 1757
- Pedro de La Moneda 1757 - 1760
- Jacinto San Juan 1760 - 1762
- José Antonio Gil 1762 - 1766
- José de Flores 1766 - 1773
- Juan de Dios Valdez y Vara 1773 - 1776
- Don Manuel Falques 1776 - 1779 - Military Governor
- Martín de Salvatierra 1779 - 1784 - Civil Governor
- Don José María ChacónJosé Maria ChacónDon José María Chacón was the last Spanish Governor of Trinidad. He was responsible for signing the Cedula of Population in 1783 , moved the capital from San José de Oruña to Puerto de España in 1783, founded the city of San Fernando in 1784 and surrendered the island of Trinidad to a British...
1784 - 1797
British Governors (1797 - 1885)
- Sir Ralph AbercrombyRalph AbercrombySir Ralph Abercromby was a Scottish soldier and politician. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army, was noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars, and served as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.He twice served as MP for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire, and was...
- 18 February 1797 - February 1797 - Thomas PictonThomas PictonLieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton GCB was a Welsh British Army officer who fought in a number of campaigns for Britain, and rose to the rank of lieutenant general...
Feb 1797 - Feb 1803 (military governor to 1801) - Commission (William FullartonWilliam FullartonWilliam Fullarton was a Scottish colonial administrator and Member of Parliament.-Early life:He was only son of William Fullarton of Fullarton, a wealthy Ayrshire gentleman. After spending some time at the Edinburgh University he was sent to travel on the continent with Patrick Brydone, at one...
, Samuel Hood, Thomas PictonThomas PictonLieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton GCB was a Welsh British Army officer who fought in a number of campaigns for Britain, and rose to the rank of lieutenant general...
) - February 1803 - July 1804 - Sir Thomas HislopSir Thomas Hislop, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet, GCB was a senior British Army officer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Serving exclusively in colonial campaigns, Hislop fought in the West Indies between 1796 and 1810 and subsequently in India, where he was a senior commander during the Third...
- July 1804 - 27 September 1811 - Hector William MunroHector William MunroGeneral Hector William Munro was the British Governor of Trinidad from 27 September 1811 to 14 June 1813.Hector William was the second son of the surgeon, Dr George Munro of Auchinbowie, one of the distinguished family of Munro of Auchinbowie.On the 30th of July, 1778, Munro joined the 51st...
- 27 September 1811 - 14 June 1813 - Sir Ralph James Woodford - 14 June 1813 - January 1828
- J.V. Capadose (acting) - January 1828 - April 1828
- Charles Felix Smith - April 1828 - 10 March 1829
- Lewis GrantLewis Grant (colonial administrator)Lewis Grant was the British governor of the Bahamas and governor of Trinidad ....
- 10 March 1829 - 22 April 1833 - Sir George Hill - 22 April 1833 - 9 March 1839
- John Alexander Mein (acting) - 9 March 1839 - April 1840
- Henry George Macleod - April 1840 - 1846
- George Francis Robert Harris, 3rd Baron Harris - 1846 - 1854
- L. Bourchier (acting) - 1854
- Sir Charles ElliotCharles ElliotSir Charles Elliot, KCB , was a British naval officer, diplomat, and colonial administrator. He became the first administrator of Hong Kong in 1841 while serving as both Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China...
- 10 March 1854 - 1856 - B. Brooks (acting) - 1856 - 1857
- Robert William KeateRobert William KeateRobert William Keate was a career British colonial governor, serving as Commissioner of the Seychelles from 1850 to 1852, Governor of Trinidad from 1857 to 1864, of Natal from 1867 to 1872, and of Gold Coast from 7 March 1873 to 17 March 1873.-Early life and family:Keate was born in 1814 in...
- 26 January 1857 - 1864 - ? Thompson (acting) -1864
- Sir John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton - 6 September 1864 - 1866
- E.E. Bushworth (acting) - 1866
- Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon - 7 November 1866 - 1870
- James Robert Longden - 25 June 1870 - 1874
- William Wellington Cairns - 2 May 1874 - 1874
- John Scott Bushe (1st time)(acting) - 1874
- Henry Turner IrvingHenry Turner IrvingSir Henry Turner Irving was a British Civil Servant.He was Governor of British Guiana from 4 May 1882 to 1887.-References:...
(1st time) - 20 November 1874 - 1876 - John Scott Bushe (2nd time)(acting) - 1876 - 1877
- G.M. Desvoeux (acting) - 1877 - 1878
- Henry Turner IrvingHenry Turner IrvingSir Henry Turner Irving was a British Civil Servant.He was Governor of British Guiana from 4 May 1882 to 1887.-References:...
(2nd time) - 1878 - 1880 - William Rowland Pyne (acting) - 1880
- William A.G. Young (acting) - 1880
- Sir Sanford Freeling - 2 November 1880 - 1884
- John Scott Bushe (3rd time)(acting) - 1884
- Sir Frederick Palgrave Barlee (acting) - 19 June 1884 - 8 August 1884
- John Scott Bushe (4th time)(acting) - 1884 - 1885
- Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock - 24 January 1885 - 1885
- David Wilson (acting) 1885
- Sir William Robinson - October 9, 1885-1891